Data Engineer

What You’ll Do:

• Design, develop and maintain data integration and transformation solutions using cloud-native tools such as Apache Beam, Google Cloud Data Fusion, dbt, serverless functions, and cloud-based database and data storage solutions.
• Build and run scalable and reliable data pipelines using cloud data pipeline orchestration tools and approaches.
• Ensure data quality and governance by implementing data quality processes and workflows.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and integrate new data sources and to ensure alignment to data governance and security standards.
• Provide technical expertise in executing cloud-native big data architecture, including cloud data warehouse, data lake, and lakehouse approaches.
• Understand cloud and legacy RDBMS and No
  
  SQL design patterns and trade-offs.
• Design, develop and deploy data solutions using common API integration and consumption patterns.
• Ensure adherence to development and security processes and workflows.
• Chip into team competency and cohesion with other data engineers through code reviews, working sessions, knowledge sharing sessions, and team activities.
• Document data engineering activities and processes.
• Lead technical partner engagements.
• Adhere to and enforce the appropriate information security policies based on the sensitivity of company data and report any security related issues.
• Reduce risk of theft, fraud, or misuse of information assets by acting as the data steward for the application(s) you administer.

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in MIS, IS, Business Analytics, Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 2-5 years of experience in data engineering.
• Advanced SQL, plus bash and Python competency. Terraform familiarity a plus.
• Experience with cloud-native data integration and transformation tools such as Apache Beam, Google Cloud Data Fusion, dbt, serverless functions.
• Experience with cloud-native data storage solutions.
• Experience with common API integration and consumption patterns.
• Experience with cloud-native data pipeline orchestration tools and approaches.
• Experience working with cloud-native big data architecture, including cloud data warehouse, data lake, and lakehouse approaches.
• Ability to understand cloud and legacy RDBMS and No
  
  SQL design patterns and trade-offs.
• Strong proficiency with data quality processes and workflows.
• Working experience with Dev Ops processes and workflows.
• Working experience with data governance and security standards.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Ability to independently prioritize tasks with and without manager feedback.
• Ability to manage technical partner engagements.

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in MIS, IS, Business Analytics, Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Relevant certifications in data engineering or cloud computing is a plus, with GCP preferred.

Collegis employs team members in a variety of locations across the country, supporting a flexible and distributed workforce. Depending on candidate location, this position may be structured as either remote or hybrid. Candidates located within 60 miles of our Oak Brook, IL office or a partner school will be expected to follow a hybrid schedule, working onsite 2-3 days per week to support collaboration and team engagement, while those outside this radius may work fully remotely.

Specific expectations based on location will be discussed during the interview process.

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